String

class String

Parent: Object | Class Index
Methods:to_l |
Sample Code:stringtests.rb |

The String class contains a method used to parse a string as a length value.

Instance Methods

to_l
The to_l method is used to parse a string and returns a length value.
Syntax:
length = str.to_l
Arguments:
Return Value:
length - a length value in current units if successful
Comments:
Example:

teststring = "3.2m"
begin
len = teststring.to_l
rescue
UI.messagebox $!.message
end
if (len)
UI.messagebox len
else
UI.messagebox "Failure"
end